on hold. >> i was disappointed. i think the bill that we put together actually was very, very good. >> reporter: council member mary chay is frustrated after working with the disabled commune tight put together a plan which would make 10% of all parking spots red top. her bill would have likely stopped the fraud by making all pay to park. >> what they kept saying is accessibility is the key thing. we want to be treated equally. we want to have access. and we're willing to pay for parking. >> reporter: council member murrual bowser helped the red top program after hearing from the constituents. pay-to-park was an issue. >> i have a lot of senior citizens. some have disabilities and i just know to that they're going to abandon shopping in the district. and go to maryland where the parking is more press secretaryible. >> reporter: she didn't mention names but thought the politics of making all pay-to-park may have killed her bill. >> i think we were also caught up in the politics now of maybe

some members wanting to be mayor or whatever they want to be. i even had one office. the staff said we agree that this is good policy and that is bad politics. >> reporter: the question, what comes now? thousless 450 red tops in place and 1500 more in storage will just sit there until the council can come up with a plan that works. >> i am not sure what the next step is. >> reporter: somehow the city will use the meters in the future, even if they have to paint over the red. the other big bill show coresponse order, loring speed camera fines, it passed last night. more that tonight at 6 and hearing from the mayor, shawn. back to you. >> thank you. and a bank was evacuated when someone tried to blow up the atm. sky fox is over the scene in shelton boulevard. someone called to report a

explosion overnight. security video later conern -- confirmed an explosive device went off around 4 a.m. the atm was scotched to damage and still functions. police evacuated the bank and northbound homes this afternoon after a dog detected a possible second device behind the bank. they gave us the all clear a short time later. a developing story in maryland. a 34-year-old man is dead and his 54-year-old brother hurts after they were apparently intensionally run over this morning in gaithersburg. police found the car that hit them and now they trying to figure out who was driving it. paul wagner has more on the investigation. >> reporter: when police first began investigating the case early this morning, it looked like it cou be a classic hit and run. that all changed when the surviving victim told investigators he and his brother were in a car that hit them minutes before they were struck. >> reporter: just after 1:17, the police found one of the brothers unconscious on the

grass next to the sign of the avalon school. a video shows passengers working on the man for several minutes and he never regained consciousness. when he spoke to the brother, he told them this. >> he related toes that you he and his brother were in a black honda civic with at least two other people in the car. they received a ride and they were dropped off in the shopping center beus here at chestnut and route 355. >> the men began walking down west diamond avenue when the surviving brother said the same car they were riding in ran then over. the police damaged the car windshield in the nearby shopping center. >> we have the car and we're going to say softly where the car thawas that was there this morning. >> reporter: police say the case is being investigated as a

homicide. earlier this afternoon, fox 5 spoke with the mother of the man killed. she declined to comment on camera but did say her son who survive side released from the hospital and is recovering at home. all right, paul, thank you. prince georges county police are investigating the murder of a teenager in losedale. it happened after midnight. the officers found two victims with gun shot wounds, a 14-year- old boy rushd to the hospital where he later died and also an adult male now in stable condition. the police believe this was a drive-by shooting and may have been gang-related. they recovered the suspect's vehicle and they still searching for the gunman. we know the name of the man who keyed in this -- died in this d.c. rowhouse fire last night. the 42-year-old jeffrey was found dead on the first floor of the home on first street northwest. and we're told that he worked as a federal government employee for the u.s. agency for international development. still there is no word yet what caused the fire. d.c.'s chapter of the guardian angels patrolled the

block of southeast to help students stay safe going to school. they were on morris road where an 18-year-old girl was robbed and shot in the leg on tuesday morning on the way to class. the guardian angels will be on morning patrol the rest of the week here. former d.c. couple chairman kwame brown's brother is facing bank fraud charges. chay brown was charged today and his attorney said he plans to plead guilty. he claimed $35,000 in income he never made on a mortgage loan modification q. brown previously was convicted for bank fraud and he was found guilty 20 years ago in a separate case. the prince georges county judge said that governor o'malley does not have to appoint a nominee to fill an empty delegate seat. greg hall was nominated by democratic committee in the county to fill tiffany alston's seat. she left office when she was convicted of misconduct. the governor didn't want to appoint hall. his attorney tried to get the judge to order the appointment but the judge ruled against hall. deadlocked, that is how people on capitol hill are

describing talks to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. the president and republican leaders came out tough today with some tough talk about the other side's plan. fox 5s tom fitzgerald was following the story. 26 more days to go on this. >> reporter: time is running out, shawn. involving a white house and top gop officials were both out talking a lot today about the need to strike a fiscal cliff deal and what they were doing is tacking with each other, with no new talks scheduled between the major players in the debate and the speaker of the house finds himself defending his own plans for members of his own party. in northwest d.c., president obama is on the hard sell trying to convince a group of business executives to support raising taxes on the wealthy. >> let's allow higher rates to go up the top 2%, and that includes all of you, yes? >> reporter: saying a fiscal cliff deal must include new revenues. the president pushed his plan to raise taxes on household

earning over $250,000 a year. >> and i am here to tell you that nobody wants to get this done more than me. >> reporter: john boehner has a hard sell of his own with conservatives upset over his offer of $800 billion in new taxes. >> the plans the white house has talked about us this far, they could not pass either house. >> reporter: a "washington post" poll finds 53% would blame republicans if the country went over the fiscal cliff while only 27% would blame the president. >> we need new thinking and renewed efforts from all americans. >> reporter: republicans and democrats are voicing support for extending middle class tax cuts until a larger deal is found. >> which i hope they will. that that will be a victory for the american people. >> reporter: republicans, like virginia's eric cantor, said the gop has offered plans that will avoid tax hikes. >> and the proposal that we

sent to the president deserves a response. >> reporter: maryland congressman steny hoyer warns congressional republicans are playing with fire. >> the creditworthiness of america ought not to be put at risk. >> the president did not take part in negotiations this week. and increasing unlikely. >> it's been observed that the president has yuped his ante when it comes to tough talk about the republicans in the midst of the fiscal cliff negotiations and at one point, using the v word saying he would veto any bill coming to his desk, not including the higher taxes for wealthier households, shawn. >> thank you, tom fit gerald. the cuban government is accusing washington of lying about the health of a maryland man in a cuban prison. allen gross is detained in havana for three years after being convicted of acting against the cuban government. a cuban diplomat said that gross will not be released without conditions and the government is willing to discuss a trade. gross in exchange for five cuban intelligence agents in a florida prison.

as the 5 continues, a breast cancer breakthrough. why a popular drug could change the way some patients are treated. >> it's not always easy to get motivated to exercise. stick around, an inspirational man who lost 310 pounds coming up. >> and prank callers managed to dune a worker -- dupe a worker at kate middleton hospital. >> and get ready for a cold overnight. as it looks like suburbs will be headed down into the 20s. first look at the forecast and then we'll show you that maybe some warmer stuff will eventually come back into the picture. the forecast and more news after the break. stay with us. 

. in tonight's health alert, a new study shows taking the breast cancer drug tamoxifen for 10 years instead of the recommended five could reduce the long-term chances of recurrence and the risk of dieing from the disease. researchers looked at nearly 13,000 women who have taken tamoxifen for five years. after eight years, the number of recurrences and deaths was lower among the women who continue to take that drug. howard university medical oncologist dr. sarah horton joins us now with more on the story. thank you for being here. >> melly -- hello. >> were you surprised? earlier research on the same thing suggested that taking the

hormone blocking drug for longer than five years didn't help and might be harmful. >> right, it was a bit of a surprise. i think most people felt that because of the mechanism of action, the tamoxifen and the fact that we continue to see affects from tamoxifen after it stopped, that doing a large well-done study would show the beneficial affects of taking tamoxifen longer. >> and talk about the immediate impact this would have on people diagnosed with breast cancer and their treatment. >> and so at this point, you can -- it's the first day out and it was published in the lapseet study -- lancet study. by the looks of it, it's going to be practice changing. the most impact is going to be on younger women, premenopausal women who would be candidates for tamoxifen for 10 years, which is a smaller subset of women, but it's important because these are the women who are at the highest risk of having recurrence.

>> you mentioned premenopausal women. if it's not an option for postmenopausal women? >> in post menopausal women, tamoxifen is affective but there are -- effective but there are drugs that are better, the inhibitors in post menopausal women. the standard of care is to start those women, post menopausal on these women. >> talk about advice for people watching now who might be thinking this is something i need to do. what should they do from this moment now hearing this new information? >> well, if you're a woman who is on tamoxifen, i would definitely speak to your oncologist. this is a study that was done in women who are on tamoxifen and the cured setting meaning that they have disease that is non-metastatic and if you are on tamoxifen in that setting, then your oncologist may recommend that you continue to take it for another five years. >> all right, good news tonight. oncologist dr. sarah horton, thank you very much for coming in. >> thank you. the coating on aspirin

pills might block the benefits of takes it. aspirin itself is shown to prevent heart attacks and strokes, not to mention help the headaches, right? it appeared that some people are resistent to the benefits. now, a new study shows that the coating on aspirin interfered with how some people processed the pain reliever. it's supposed to protect the stomach from being i tated. anderson cooper reveals he went blind during a recent assignment. he went blind for two hours and he was not wearing sunglasses. his eyes started burning and lost vision for 36 hours. the medical journalist said his retina's burn and warns that everyone needs to wear sunglasses to protect their eyes from damage. the men you're about to meet is protecting himself. his healthy eating and exercise is a protection against an early death. fox 5s beth parker brings us his inspirational story. >> no pain, no gain. >> reporter: this is not gym class but a lesson in

inspiration. >> let's hear it for them. >> reporter: he returned to his alma mater south hagerstown high to ask a question. >> how does a man get to 625 pounds. >> reporter: he's that man, or at least he was. >> for two years, i sat on the couch and ate myself to death. food was my drug. >> reporter: as a kid -- . >> the highlight of my paper route was stopping at hall's corner store and getting my doughnut and chocolate milk. -- milk. >> reporter: as he got older? >> i got bigger and bigger much. >> reporter: he ballooned to 625 pounds. >> getting from my house to my car took all of the effort i had. i was at that point where i thought it was over. i thought it was i going to be pushing up daisies soon. >> reporter: he finally hit a turning point. you heard the rocky theme? started walking ahead. >> reporter: he got an e-mail from a friend of a friend. tommess burge, a processor and coach at hagers tone community college. this is a photo from the day he met, the day he told birch now ugly life had become. >> his reply was there is nothing we can't fix.

>> reporter: together they worked, sitting down at first and eventually hawthorne made it down to 400 pounds. >> i like this. this feels good, man. >> reporter: now he weighs 315 pounds and cut his weight in half. dan comes here to the gym 5 to six times a week and just like you, there are days when he doesn't feel like being here. >> every day the first thing i do is look in the mirror and i might have those days where it's cold outside and still dark, you don't want to do it, but you have to. i'm aware of. that i like breathing, i like feeling good. i like looking better. that is all the motivation i need. >> reporter: he said burge saved his life. >> i think it feels good for me because of what it's doing for him. >> i thought it was superinspirational and reminds me of my little sister. right now, he's 130 and i'm 126 and that is really -- and she's 11 years old. so, that is really a big eye opener for me and her. i will tell her and shower, try to find the video on youtube to shower and be like you need to

be -- show her and be like you need to do this together. >> reporter: he thought he had no purpose. now, he's addicted to helping others. in hagerstown, beth parker, fox 5 news. >> great story. he's an inspiration. >> great addicted to helping others and hopefully on the way to addicted soon. going to the gym. five to six days a week it is impressive. >> there you go. and let's go outside and talk about the forecast. beautiful sunset tonight. gary mcgrady what, can we expect as we roll into the rest of the evening hours? >> cold overnight. can you see a few skies up there and contrails. with the skies being clear and the winds lightening up a little bit, that were not too gusty today. if you were out in even the sunshine, it was a little bit cool. the temperatures did manage to get up right around 60 degrees for a high and that was only brief. now, we're back into the 50s. even some 40s already falling down for gaithersburg. 46. baltimore is 51; winchester, though, 40s. martinsberg, 40s and hagerstown

right now, sitting at 44 degrees and you know, yesterday we talked about there were a couple of different waves of colder air. one would come through last night early this morning. we're left with cold conditions, i mean clear skies now and colder conditions coming in. let's go back 12 hours to about 5:00 this morning where we had some clouds. he had -- we had a few showers real, real nice and thank goodness, it was mostly dry. we still have the clouds in place. but sunshine did come in this afternoon for everybody. for tomorrow, it's going to be a little cooler. the secondary wave of colder conditions will be coming in and that will keep us colder tomorrow than what we have had today. again, clear and cool out there this evening, the temperature at 7:00, around 50 degrees and it will be much, much colder by later on this evening, even by 10 or 11:00, we're still in the 40s in town. but 30s out in the suburbs. so, if you're out and about later on this evening, it will

definitely feel cold. the wind won't be a problem and that is always good. much colder tomorrow and it looks like, shawn, as we start heading through the weekend temperatures will come up just a little bit. and that does not mean, though, it's going to be perfect weather. at least -- i don't see anything real, real cold coming our way. we'll detail it coming up in the full forecast. >> and that sounds good. see you in a few, gary. thank you. coming up, the washington nats lend a helping hand to veterans looking for work. scott. >> and everyone wants a piece of robert griffin 3 these days. a representative of the pro football hall of fame got his. after his monday night performance, a piece of rg3 is going canton, ohio, redskins report up next. rt up next. . >> if you have a story idea, call the tip line or send us an e-mail at www.fox5tips@wttg.com.  you won't take my life.

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. redskins rocky quarterback robert griffin 3 received another big honor. >> putting him in the hallowed halls of pro football greatness. scott smith is here with more. he was not tieing for this. >> and on monday night, he became the first roque quarterback to on a thousand night -- on a monday night to beat the defending super bowl champs and not enough to get you into the hall of fame. it's an impressive feat. not only is the accomplishment that, but griffin rushed for 72- yards on five attempts and, at the end of the third quarter, he broke the rushing quarterback. he's 707 rushing yards this season and today, a representative of the pro football hall of fame -- wore a jersey and clots back to canton, ohio. a big 48 hours for griffin. last night, he showed up and

caught the wizards and heat. many are giving the credit to him and saying he's a good luck charm. that we can't verify and we do know that the largest ovation of the game came when griffin walked into the building. >> you never go somewhere expecting people to chant your name. i never have. i don't know about you guys but -- [ laughter ] so, you know, you walk into those events and that is those guys, you know, and i was extremely proud of the way they played. you have the defending nba champs in your house and you beat them, so, that was fun to watch and, you know, it's humbling to have the funs, whether it's football fans chanting or cheering for and you that means you're doing something for the city. >> and that is what is going to happen. he pointed out that -- to the

wizards game and wasting all of the matchic on the wiz art. >> and that is a good luck charm. >> i hope so and you thought that might be good. >> and if i show up next time and you win, you have something going on here. >> you have to get used to it. >> thank you, scott. coming up tonight, a woman reaches her boiling point when she can't get a return, she can't return a gift that she purchased from a popular website y. a negative review she wrote online is ending up costing her. >> a crippling a.j. strike that had ripple affects across our country comes to an end. and why one company said it will have to slash 11,000 jobs worldwide. we'll be right back. ht back. . >> hello. i'm stationed here at joint base army in -- [ indiscernible ] and i would like to say happy

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. welcome back. you know more people are shopping online than ever before. amazon is a popular website for buying, well, nearly everything. with all of the third party merchants selling through amazon, who do you know who you can trust? he's someone can you trust. fox 5 consumer reporter laura evans. she's here with our story. >> reporter: you read the buyer's comments and that is how you know you're dealing with a reputable company. that is what franchesca of

potomac county did when she tried to buy a gift for her son and wonders how trust worthy the ratings are. she wanted to buy a nintendo ds player for her son's boyfriend and turned to amazon, a company she has bought from for years. she bought a seller because there was high user satisfaction ratings. the ds arrived and all was well until a month later when it stopped working. she called worldwide distributors and they told her to call nintendo. >> i called nintendo and they said we don't recognize the serial number. this is either a counterfeit product or a product that was made in a foreign country and intended only for foreign distribution. >> reporter: turns out, she said, it was the latter. foreign made not meant for sale in the united states. she called amazon citing their a-z protection policy and got nowhere. >> i hadn't reportd the problem to the seller within 14 days. i was not covered by the a-z

guarantee. >> remember, the product broke the 31st day she had it. so show called worldwide distributors again and she said this time they admitted the product was, in fact, made for foreign sale. and agreed to give her a full refund once she returned the ds. she put it in the mail and posted negative feedback on the seller. that is when she got a phone call from worldwide distributors. >> the seller told me that because i had returned the product after 30 days, they would normally charge me to deduct the stocking fee. if i removed my negative feedback, they would not dedip of the. >> wanting her full refund, she wanted her feedback -- removed her feedback. >> i was lined up to do my shopping on ama zoo. i won't get there. >> your brand is nothing more than the sum of the conversations being head about it. >> reporter: dave carol, the customer service expert and cofounder of gripevine.com, said amazon should be listening. >> they have a responsibility for the mothership in this case, amazon, to consider who is selling and using their brand as part of it.

at the end of the day, amazon's brand is going to wear this not disturb third party seller. >> reporter: we called worldwide distributors and they did not want our conversation recorded. i explained the situation to the supervisor and she said, quote, i don't know where you're getting your information. you have no idea what you're talking about. she also said that they did not misrepresent the item sold on amazon. an amazon spokesperson told me we appreciate the information. under amazon policy, we can't comment on any individual sellers or buyers, but we will look into this and that is a quote. she did receive her refund today. by the way, once you remove that negative feedback, you can not go back and post another comment, will. >> real eye opener. thank you. a consumer alert for parents with babies. the consumer product safety commission filed a complaint against the company that makes the nap nappy and nap 192

infant recliners. the cpsc said 5p pants have died due to defects in the design, warnings and instructions of the second generation nap nanny and the nap nanny chill. the company recalled the first generation two years ago. the busiest container port in the country is back in business today after an agreement was reached to end an eight-day strike. the gates are opened at the los angeles and long beach harbors. clerical workers walked out complaining that shippers are outsourcing their jobs. the strike prevented shippers from delivering bottoms in cargo to warehouses and distribution centers nationwide. >> we're going to get the ship service and the cargo moved throughout the supply chain country and get everyone the christmas presents they're looking for in the stores. >> clerks in the ports of los angeles and long beach have been working without a contract for more than two years. city group is slashing 11,000 jobs worldwide to save $11 billion a year. the company said the job cuts are part of the plan to streamline operations. a majority of the cuts will

come from city's global consumer banking businesses while 40% of the layoffs will come from operations and technology functions that support the business. netflix announced a massive deal with disney. netflix will have exclusive rights to run disney movies first. the deal will cost the movie company, get this, $300 million starting next year. but analysts new say the deal might have been a little too expensive. a lot of money. coming up, a hospital worker tricked into revealing information about kate middleton's medical condition. >> and find out why a divorce is sparking protest overseas. o [ male announcer ] i've seen incredible things.

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s from say the royal mom is be -- to be is feeling better and she'll remain in the hospital a few days. an australian radio dy is apologizing for making a prank call to the hospital where she was recovering. he fooled the staff pretending to be the queen and prince charles. take a listen. >> i want to see how her little tummy bug is going. >> mummy. >> she had an uneventful night and sleep is good for her as we speak. she's being drinking fluids for rehydration. and when she came in. i think it's difficult sleeping in the strange bed as well. >> nothing like the palace is it, charles? >> yes. >> the hospital and the nurse gave the dj the fullup date on kate's condition. the hospital's reviewing its telephone policy. uproar in indonesia. the chief called it quits with the teenage wife via a text message. the protestors want the chief to resign. get this, the two were married for only four days.

>> i'm not going to comment on that. coming up tonight, police make an arrest after a man is pushed in front of an oncoming subway train. a photo snapped of the tragedy is spark outrage. >> and find out why those who work to feed the hungry in our region say the need to give is greater than ever. >> and get ready for some cooler temperatures outside. gary is back with your extended forecast.

. washington nationals are trying to give some help to some heros tonight. the team's military outreach program joined up with a chamber of commerce to host a job fair at nats park. more than 75 employers were expected at the event with jobs available for military vets and their spouses. >> we recognize there are service number members and their families all over the

world making sacrifices for our freedom, and that includes playing baseball here in the nation's capitol. we're happy to do whatever we can to support our military and their families. >> this season, the nationals also organized team visits to walter reed national military medical center and in-game salutes and patriotic programs. many organizations ask for your help this time of the year. tonight, we're asking you, too. we're gearing up for the stuff a truck food drive. they team up to help fill trucks full of food for d.c. area families in need. fox 5s wisdom martin has the story. >> reporter: they are the volunteers on the front lines of the fight against hunger. the bags have to be packed and shelves have to be stocked with all kinds of food. tim is one of 13 volunteers from sherman williams. >> our people at the plant who were fortunate that. >> aion every day, we need to -- a job every day. we need to support and be a part of the community.

>> reporter: ted's group is one of the agencies working with the capitol area food bank to help feed hungry families in the d.c. region. daniel heinz is here with five volunteers from premier dental care error. >> a lot of needs in the community and everywhere. and so for those of us who were fortunate enough to have time or energy or moneys to give back, you know, there is a lot that needs to be fulfilled. >> reporter: that need continues to grow. the food bank said they have seen a 100% increase in the req assistance. they say that increase is due to job loss, the economy, high cost of housing, and a number of other issues. the agency said volunteers are essential and helping them fill the needs. >> different members of our organization are used to give them back mentoring and we have to do something as a collective group to put the university of maryland out there and show we care about the community. >> reporter: the food bank distribute -- distributes 500,000 pops of food each week and they could not help the

thousands in need if they didn't get the help they need from the volunteers. >> to be able to give something of our time to help people who are in need is what is critical. and you see it every day as you drive to work. you see people and you your going to work. you need to take the time to volunteer and give something to the community. >> reporter: that was wisdom martin. we want you to know that this is really, really important to us, and we would really love your help. join us this friday at the following giant food likes in brentwood, montrose crossing in rockville, greenbriar and the hyattsville location. we should let you know there are 12 additional giants stores taking your donations this year. can you find them on our website, go to www.myfoxdc.com. an exciting day in class for virginia students. amazon handed out dozens of kindels to the kids. students at the newton school in sterling ripped into the donations from amazon and they have about 60 kindle readers to use in class. amazon gave the school a $2,500 donation to keep them up to

date. >> amazon is always looking for great schools in the local community. >> uh. >> and we looked around. we saw the newton school and what it was about. >> uh-huh. >> we admired the enthusiasm, which it was started with. >> the newton school opened back in 2009, and one of their mottos, students are their number one focus. miriam webster is out with this year's list of the most looked-up words and can you thank the election for most of these. capitalism and socialism topped the list. traffic for the two words nearly double on thedictionary's website this year. other election-related words include democracy, bigon got -- bigott and malarkey. the term vice president biden used in his debate with paul ryan. >> how can we forget that, right? >> this is malarkey when you talk about the cold weather. i don't know if i'm using the word collect -- correctly. >> i didn't look up any of

those words. >> i didn't either. >> and that has been nice for awhile and into some cold. >> i don't have any extreme cold. >> when i talk about the -- it's not going to be crazy cold, i'm not see anything 30s for the highs or anything like that and temperatures tonight are going to be coal. into the 20s for the suburbs and lower to mid-30s in up to and and i don't see any real cold outbreaks coming our way or big storms coming our way and that is not always accurate. the farther in the time you look, the accuracy level of the forecast is greatly diminished. in terps of trends, we don't see any big cold trends coming our way. not yet and we know it's going to happen eventually. 46 in gaithersburg; baltimore, 51 and culpeper, 52; and mid-

50s. cool out there this evening and all things considered not too bad. the winds calmed down and they were gusty earlier this afternoon, talking 10, 15 miles an hour with the winds and they will subside more as we progress through the evening. the temperatures will be dropping those and that by 9, 10:00, we're in the 30s in the suburbs, the lower 40s in town and it does look like it's going to be a very, very cold overnight. this morning, the temperature, well, the high for the morning, the high for the day was 63 degrees and that is healing earlier this morning. and we bounced back. the upper 50s to 60 in the afternoon and with that sunshine. colder air to the north of us. you know it's cold, right? when you begin to see the snow flying in the lakes and this is all coming down now with that very, very cold air. i think we'll see more lake- affect snow, to.

and this will not affect us at all. this is to the north-northeast and if you look back, there is a clearing taking place through the ohio river valley here and this is representing tomorrow. farther upstream into the central plains here, more clouds and snow from time to time. these clouds will be coming in here, really thickening up, it looks like, as we go into friday and lingering through the weekend. we're not talking about perfect condition. tomorrow is real, real good, though, with the high pressure here and on to that side and looks like tomorrow, any cloudiness is high and thin and mostly sunny out there pretty much all day long. tonight's going to be cold, too. 34 in town. and some clear skies in the suburbs and winds out of the

north-northwest and 5 to 10 miles an hour. they drop down to 5 miles an hour and below that and that is when the temperatures will be dropping out there overnight tonight and into some 20s. the bus stop, 45 degrees there and 42 by lunchtime and that is going to be chilly in through the day and we're making it up tomorrow and north and west, talking the lower 40s, lower in town and perhaps the upper 40s and to fredericksburg. 45 tomorrow and there is nothing cold here. mostly cloudy conditions, 60, 61 or so on saturday with clouds and a spotty shower into the forecast on sunday. >> oh. and that doesn't look like a perfect weekend, but all things considered, it's december and anything around 60 degrees for a high is a plus.

62 on monday. monday we'll have some showers and maybe with a thunderstorm around here monday evening before it's cool again after that. >> all right. >> thank you, gary. one of america's most famous jazz artists died today. brewbeck suffered a heart attack while on the way to a doctor's appointment in connecticut. he died one day shy of his 92nd birthday. his career dates back to world war ii and he leaves behind a wife and six children. and let's check in with brian for a look at what is next on the news edge at 6. >> new on the news edge, tracking this. the multimillion itc is underused. the plan to get more drivers on the newly built and widely ignored road. and this is just a drill. the hidden dangers in your home this holiday season. plus, a virginia woman unsatisfied with a local

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. a man is under arrest accused of pushing another man in front of an upcoming train. witnesses say that he was talking to him before he fought with the victim and allegedly pushed him. a photo of the victim on the tracks moments before he was killed wound up in the cover of the new york post. the photo taken by a free lance photographer outraged plenty of people who think it's distasteful and they asking why he did not help. the mother of an nfl football player called 911 and begged his girlfriend to stay alive while waiting for an a.m. plans. she was there when they shot his girlfriend on saturday. listen to part of the 911 call.

>> -- police help me. >> they were arguing. >> and she's been shot? >> yes. >> is she awake? [ indiscernible ] >> can you 47 me? -- help me? stay with me. >> perkins died a short time later. belcher drove to arrowhead stadium and shot himself to death in front of the coach and the team's general manager. the father of a girl with leukemia taken out of an arizona hospital now said his daughter is doing well and being treated in mexico the surveillance video shows the cancer-stricken girl being walked out of the hospital by her mother on wednesday. the police have been searching for her since. the authorities say the girl received a month of chemotherapy there and was treated for an infection that forced doctors to amputate her arm. the girl's father blames the hospital for the loss of the daughter's arm and claims the family was pressured over medical bills. >> thank you for joining us at

5. >> the news edge at 6 starts right now. >> they use it tall and -- . >> seems to be the general consensus. the tolls on the pricy intercounty connector, should they be cut in half? being put forward by the members of the montgomery county council. the drive costs $8 and the price is sticking with a lot of drivers. they are not using the $3 billion road. fox 5s john henrehan has an in- depth look at the issue. john. >> reporter: the proposal is coming from phil andrews. he believes the roadway is under rightalized and, if tolls were cut significantly, more traffic would go on the icc alleviating traffic. after 50 years of planning debate and construction,